Priesthood of Industry The Rise of the Professional Accountant in British Management

Name: Priesthood of Industry The Rise of the Professional Accountant in British Management
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ISBN: 9780198289609

ISBN-10: 019828960X

ISBN-13: 9780198289609

Edition: 1998

Authors: Derek Matthews, Malcolm Anderson, John Richard Edwards

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The leading professional accounting bodies in Britain today boast more than a quarter of a million qualified members and accountants are moving into top management positions in increasing numbers. Accountants have become the foremost professional grouping in British business management. The Priesthood of Industry documents the rise of the accountancy profession, from the handful of accountants listed in the trade directories of the major cities in the late-eighteenth century to the huge commercially-oriented firms of the late-twentieth century. The authors focus on the individual: the professional accountant, and adopt an economic determinist analysis to explain the rise of public practice…

Book details

List price: $335.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/4/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 372
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Roots of the Profession



The Rise of the Accounting Function



Accountants and Business Management in Victorian and Edwardian Britain



Accountants in the Economic Maelstrom: The First World War and the Inter-War Years



Rise of the 'Priesthood' in the Post-Second World War Era



Some Explanations and Conclusions


Appendices


References


Preface



Introduction



Roots of the Profession



The Rise of the Accounting Function



Accountants and Business Management in Victorian and Edwardian Britain



Accountants in the Economic Maelstrom: The First World War and the Inter-War Years



Rise of the 'Priesthood' in the Post-Second World War Era



Some Explanations and Conclusions


Appendices


References